Mississippi John Hurt

Hoskins was on the trail of a figure called Mississippi John Hurt, known to him through two tracks on Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music and a bootleg tape that another avid blues collector, Dick Spottswood, had in turn acquired from an Australian collector.

Blues greats re-emerge from the pages of history 2011

Hoskins was on the trail of a figure called Mississippi John Hurt, known to him through two tracks on Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music and a bootleg tape that another avid blues collector, Dick Spottswood, had in turn acquired from an Australian collector.

Blues greats re-emerge from the pages of history 2011

The thing was: Blues legends such as Mississippi John Hurt would stop by for a trim, then play blues with Edwards till late in the night.

Archie Edwards may be gone, but Archie's Blues Barbershop lives on Whitney Shefte 2010

Mississippi John Hurt also played that Newport gig, and made extensive tours of colleges, concert halls and coffee houses, and appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

Blues greats re-emerge from the pages of history 2011

Mississippi John Hurt also played that Newport gig, and made extensive tours of colleges, concert halls and coffee houses, and appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

Blues greats re-emerge from the pages of history 2011

He especially liked the finger picking of Mississippi John Hurt and Bukka White.

Remembering Dr. Ragtime: Guitarist Jack Rose 2010

It was a rediscovery of people like Mississippi John Hurt, Son House, "Bukka" White, Doc Watson, and all the great traditional musicians who were rediscovered there and showcased at places like the Philadelphia Folk Festival and the Newport Folk Festival.

Mike Ragogna: It Takes The Village: Interviews with Shelby Lynne, Rickie Lee Jones, Michael Timmins, John Oates, Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata, Steve Berlin, and More 2009

Although I knew their music at a surface level, I've finally been able to dig deep into artists such as Doug Sahm, George Jones, Sam Cooke and Mississippi John Hurt.

Chris Campbell: Benefits of Unemployment 2009

And of course their name comes from a Mississippi John Hurt song.

They Were Collaborators #586 2009

It's a ballad, and I wanted it to be a blend of Mississippi John Hurt meets Dave Van Ronk.

Mike Ragogna: It Takes The Village: Interviews with Shelby Lynne, Rickie Lee Jones, Michael Timmins, John Oates, Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata, Steve Berlin, and More 2009